| Literature DB >> 22258352 |
Vishal Sondhi1, Purna Arun Kurkure, Rakesh Jalali, Venkatesh Rangarajan, Epari Sridhar, Seema Medhi, Brijesh Arora.
Abstract
Extraneural metastases in medulloblastoma are rare. We report a boy with medulloblastoma who was initially treated with gross total excision of primary tumor followed by radiotherapy. Six years later, he developed disseminated osteosclerotic bony relapse associated with bone marrow involvement. He was successfully salvaged with metronomic low-dose cyclophosphamide, etoposide, and zoledronic acid. In patients with medulloblastoma and bone pain, metastases to bone should be excluded, and medulloblastoma should be considered while investigating osteosclerotic bone lesions. Furthermore, metronomic chemotherapy should be considered in this setting until better therapeutic modalities emerge.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22258352 DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e3182373e6a
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pediatr Hematol Oncol ISSN: 1077-4114 Impact factor: 1.289